Microsoft Office 2011 Mac 64 bit upgrad

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If you purchased the stand-alone (aka perpetual) license when you got Office 2011 then you are limited to the specific range of Mac OS that was available for that license.

If you purchased Office 2011 via an Office 365 subscription are entitled to free upgrades if you have maintained your subscription.

Office 365 is always a keep-paying-forever "subscription" license.

Before 2013, all Office was one-time-payment / "perpetual" license.

Since 2013, all Office with year in name: Office 2013 ..., Office 2016 ... , Office 2019 ... , are one-time payment.

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365 gives you the option of installing on many OS's: Windows, Mac, iPad, Android

one-time payment licences always are OS specific, ie PC or Mac, cannot switch

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Creating a 64 bit version requires extra time / MONEY!  So if MS did not create it originally, they will not NOW go back and create it for an old version that is not making them any money. ie 2011 is less than a year from it's ultimate end of life ... , no money in it, no chance they will make 64 bit.

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On Windows side, 2010 was first 64 bit version

On Mac side, 2016 is first mention of 64 bit I can find

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/troubleshoot/office-for-mac/office-2016-for-mac-64-bit-upgrade

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The above documentation has following statement:

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64-bit only

The Mac operating system has been 64-bit for several years. Unlike for Windows, there's no choice between running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of the Mac operating system. Similarly, we won't offer a choice between 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Office 2016 for Mac. After each "channel" is transitioned per the rollout schedule, only 64-bit builds will be available.

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When you buy a license, subscription OR one-time-payment, you have the right to install either bit version you need.

On Windows side, I have seen documentation MS has started defaulting installations to 64 bit

Hi

If you purchased the stand-alone (aka perpetual) license when you got Office 2011 then you are limited to the specific range of Mac OS that was available for that license.

If you purchased Office 2011 via an Office 365 subscription are entitled to free upgrades if you have maintained your subscription.

THIS is a good answer. It's helping me to understand the difference between the stand alone (perpetual) and the 365 subscription! Before reading your response, I had no idea what "perpetual" meant. Now I can ask a more informed question.

Is it possible to purchase Office 2019 (perpetual), 64-bit? I saw several on Amazon; however, I cannot find anything that tells me it's 64-bit. If you know where I can download (or purchase hardcopy (disc) version, please let me know where that is. I do understand about ending support. It's frustration, but it's fine. I've gotten excellent use of my 2011 version. I'm fine with buying a new one (perpetual). I just don't want to spend $200+ if it's not 64-bit (what I need).

It's a brilliant answer!

This has nothing to do with MS, its Apple who imposed this, so talk to Apple, and get nowhere. They will only tell you to downgrade the o/s